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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Jim Peredo

BEQ 6:14 (Eric) 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
Fireball untimed (Jenni) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 [4.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 5:20 (Gareth) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 [4.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 14:38 (ZDL) 5*: 2 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 6 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 2 [3.85 avg; 13 ratings] rate it
Universal 8:21 (Eric) [4.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today 5:34 (Emily) rate it
WSJ 8:05 (Jim) 4*: 3 [4.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Andrew Colin Kirk, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Gabe Antell-Proulx, Hanh Huynh, John Kugelman, Kareem Ayas, Mike Shenk | 24 Comments

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Jim Peredo

AV Club 6:03 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 [4.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
LAT 4:06 (Gareth) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
NYT 4:07 (Amy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 3 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 4 | 1*: 1 [2.82 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker tk (Kyle) 4*: 3 [4.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today 6:30 (Emily) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 4:03 (Jim) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 [4.00 avg; 4 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Aidan Deshong, Caitlin Reid, Emily Biegas, Lynn K. Watson, Matthew Stock, Peter A. Collins, Renee Thomason, Sala Wanetick, Zhouqin Burnikel | 25 Comments

MGWCC #886

Posted on May 27, 2025 by joon

MGWCC crossword 3:10
meta DNF 4.5*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2*: 1 [3.56 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Matt Gaffney | 17 Comments

Lexicon Devil – Super Secret Contest Meta!

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Ben Chenoweth

Crossword: I don’t recall how long it took me to complete the grid, sorry
Meta: 2 months!
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Ricky Billingsgate | 2 Comments

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Erin Milligan-Milburn

Jonesin’ 5:13 (Erin) rate it
LAT untimed (Jenni) 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 1 [3.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:10 (Eric) 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 2 | 2.5*: 2 | 2*: 2 | 1*: 1 [2.56 avg; 9 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 [4.30 avg; 5 ratings] rate it
Universal 5:23 (Eric) 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Sophia) rate it
Xword Nation untitled (Ade) 3.5*: 1 [3.50 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WSJ 7-something (Jim) 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [2.25 avg; 2 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Alan Massengill, Amy Ensz, Chad Hazen, Doug Peterson, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Gary Larson, Ginny Too, Matt Jones, Paolo Pasco | 20 Comments

WSJ Contest — Friday, May 23, 2025

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Conrad

WSJ (Contest) Grid: 25 minutes; Meta: an hour 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 2 | 3*: 2 [3.92 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
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Posted in Contests | Tagged Mike Shenk | 20 Comments

Monday, May 26, 2025

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Sophia Maymudes

BEQ 11:36 (Eric) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 [4.13 avg; 4 ratings] rate it
LAT 2:21 (Stella) 4*: 1 | 3*: 2 [3.33 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 3:13 (Sophia) 4.5*: 3 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 2 | 1*: 1 [3.46 avg; 12 ratings] rate it
The New Yorker 8:36 (Amy) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 3 | 3.5*: 1 | 2*: 1 [3.94 avg; 8 ratings] rate it
Universal untimed (pannonica) 4*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 [3.75 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (?) rate it

Note: No WSJ puzzle today due to the Memorial Day holiday.
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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Ari Halpern, Brendan Emmett Quigley, Christina Iverson, Elizabeth C. Gorski, Zachary Edward-Brown | 9 Comments

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Eric Hougland

LAT tk (Gareth) 3.5*: 2 [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
NYT 24:32 (Eric) 5*: 4 | 4.5*: 6 | 4*: 4 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 | 2*: 1 | 1.5*: 2 [3.92 avg; 19 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Darby) rate it
Universal (Sunday) 13:34 (Jim) 4*: 2 | 3*: 1 [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Norah) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
WaPo tk (Matt G) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.83 avg; 3 ratings] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Dena R. Verkuil, Dylan Schiff, Evan Birnholz, Jeff Chen | 32 Comments

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT 2:44 (Stella) 5*: 1 | 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 3 | 3*: 1 [4.08 avg; 6 ratings] rate it
Newsday untimed (pannonica) 5*: 1 | 4*: 1 | 3*: 1 [4.00 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:18 (Amy) 4.5*: 1 | 4*: 5 | 3.5*: 1 [4.00 avg; 7 ratings] rate it
Universal tk (Matthew) 4*: 1 [4.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it
USA Today tk (Matthew) rate it
WSJ untimed (pannonica) rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Erik Agard, Gene Louise De Vera, Kate Chin Park, Mike Shenk | 15 Comments

Friday, May 23, 2025

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Amy Reynaldo

LAT untimed (pannonica) 4.5*: 1 | 3.5*: 1 | 3*: 1 [3.67 avg; 3 ratings] rate it
NYT 6:13 (Amy) 4.5*: 2 | 4*: 2 | 3.5*: 2 | 3*: 1 | 2.5*: 1 | 2*: 2 | 1.5*: 1 [3.18 avg; 11 ratings] rate it
Universal 4:12 (Jim) 3.5*: 2 [3.50 avg; 2 ratings] rate it
USA Today tk (Emily) 5*: 1 [5.00 avg; 1 rating] rate it

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Posted in Daily Puzzles | Tagged Dylan Schiff, Kate Hawkins, Marc Goldstein | 21 Comments

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